Notre Dame's Petitean shines at Nike Camp

Mon, 04/26/2010 - 2:41pmadmin

BATON ROUGE

BATON ROUGE – After helping lead Notre Dame to an undefeated season and the Class AAA state championship in football in 2009, junior Pete Petitjean moved on to baseball in January and has been force both offensively and defensively for the No. 2-ranked Pios on the diamond.

Last weekend, however, the 6-foot-1, 260-pound two-sport athlete returned to the gridiron to participate in LSU’s Nike Football Training Camp in Baton Rouge, joining 200 prospects from nine states, including California.

And just as Petitjean had done all football season long, he made his presence known at the camp.

The Rayne native was one of 25 players that made the cut for the third ESPN RISE All-Nike Camp Team of the Year.

The 25 players were selected based upon camp performance according to the NFTC staff and recruitability.

“Although he doesn’t have the ideal size that most Division I schools covet at center or guard, Petitjean performed well and demonstrated great footwork during drills,” noted one camp staffer. “He doesn’t have an offer but he should get some attention following his performance at the camp and his experience as a starter on last year’s state championship team.”

Petitjean, who was named to the All-District and All-Acadia Parish teams as a junior. He is the son of Rayne Mayor Jim and Lyn Petitjean.

2010 ALL-NIKE CAMP TEAM

Offense

POS. Player High School

QB Zach Oliver Catholic-BR

RB Jeremy Hill Redemptorist

RB Terrence Magee Franklinton

RB Ameer Abdullah Homewood, AL

WR Jarvis Landry Lutcher

WR Joe Morrow Ocean Sprins, Miss.

WR Ryan Byrd St. Helena Central

WR Odell Beckham Jr. Newman

OL Ethan Hutson Destrehan

OL Corey White Capitol-BR

OL Greg Ray Slidell

OL Pete Petitjean Notre Dame

OL Derek Edinburgh Edna Karr

Defense

DL D.J. Pettway Catholic, Fla.

DL Mickey Johnson St. Paul’s

DL Nick James Long Beach, Miss.

DL Michael Brinson, University , Miss

LB Ryan Simmons Steele, Texas

LB Lazarius Chase Simmons, Miss

LB Tim Johnson Edna Karr

DB Brian Isaac Natchez, Miss

DB Matt Bailey Edna Karr

DB Daren Kitchen Vanderbilt Catholic

DB Tino Thomas Melrose, Tenn.

DB Kenneth Proctor West Jefferson

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